Depression and the Self - Meaning, Control and Authenticity

Argues that in depression, perceptions of control and the self are intertwined - with important implications for diagnosis and recovery.

List of contents

1. The self and related concepts; 2. The view from inside: the variety of views of depression; 3. Going for help: the impact of diagnosis on the self; 4. Taking the medicine: the impact of medication on the self; 5. Crossing your fingers: predicting depression's role in the future self; 6. Conclusion; Appendix A: listening and learning; Appendix B: women interviewed; Appendix C: interview guide.

About the author

Tamara Kayali Browne, a bioethicist and philosopher of medicine, currently works as a Lecturer in Health Ethics and Professionalism at Deakin University, Victoria. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in neuroethics at Novel Tech Ethics, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. She also served as Lecturer in Bioethics at Sydney University and the Australian National University, Canberra, winning three teaching awards. Her research in philosophical and sociological issues in psychiatry has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology; Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy; the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry; and Health, Risk and Society. Her work has also appeared in the media, including The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Psychology Today, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and ABC radio.

Summary

This psychological study explores experiences of, and meanings attached to, depression. Drawing on research interviews with women who have experienced depression, Browne argues that in depression perceptions of control and the self are intertwined, and that this has important implications for diagnosis and recovery.

Product details

• Authors: Tamara Kayali Browne, Tamara Kayali (Deakin University Browne
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781316503478
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50347-8
• No. of pages: 191
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Psychology: emotions, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Society and Social Sciences